A Clinton teen who flew to Morocco to meet a Facebook friend has been found safe.

CLINTON — A teenage girl who flew to Morocco to meet a Facebook friend without her parents' knowledge has been found safe in that country, police said Friday morning.

Rebecca Arthur, 17 was located early Friday — 3 a.m. local time — by Moroccan police at a vacation villa in the seaside community of Essaouira, Morocco, police said. She was with the family of the Facebook friend, Simo El Adala.

After being found, Arthur was able to speak with her mother briefly via telephone, police said.

Unbeknownst to her parents, Arthur flew to Morocco to meet the Facebook friend this week, police said Thursday. Investigators learned that she was dropped off at the Delta Airlines terminal of JFK International Airport in New York City on Monday and flew to Casablanca, Morocco, to see Simo El Adala, arriving on Tuesday, police said.

Her parents were unaware of the Facebook relationship or of her travel plans, police said.

Homeland Security Investigations, Homeland Security personnel in Morocco and multiple U.S. agencies in both the U.S. and in Morocco helped with the search, police said. The police said they want to thank them and Moroccan authorities for helping them find the teen.

The police also said they appreciate the numerous people who came forward and provided information to investigators.